Ian Gillan News

Music history will be made when Deep Purple and Alice Cooper, joined by special guest, The Edgar Winter Band, visit 19 cities across America this summer on an epic rock tour, announced today.

Actor and musician Declan Bennett has successfully maintained dual, often intersecting careers as a singer-songwriter and musical theatre performer. He's had chart hits both with band Point Break and as a solo artist, and has tackled several iconic roles, including Roger in a US tour and Broadway run of Rent, Guy in the UK premiere of Once, and now Jesus in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar. This new production at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre celebrates 45 years since the show first opened, and the intimate, gig-like experience - with performers playing instruments - promises to be very different to the recent arena tour.

Foxwoods Resort Casino the Northeast's premier entertainment destination, is hosting a highly-anticipated line-up of thrilling entertainment this July.

The Really Useful Group, Warner Music Group & Access Industries, The Shubert Organization, and The Nederlander Organization announced today that School of Rock-The Musical, will have its World Premiere on Broadway. Previews will begin on Monday, November 2, 2015 at the Winter Garden Theatre, with an opening set for Sunday, December 6. Based on the smash hit 2003 film of the same title, School of Rock will feature music from the movie, as well as new music written byAndrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, with a book by Julian Fellowes. School of Rock-The Musical will be directed by Laurence Connor (currently represented on Broadway by Les Miserables).

Classic British rockers Deep Purple perform hits such as 'Smoke on the Water' and 'Hush' at the Mayo Performing Arts Center on Sunday, August 24 at 8 pm. Tickets are $69-159.

A star-studded syndicate of rock virtuosos have gathered together to pay tribute to one of the best loved and most influential bands of all-time, The Doors, on a new CD release titled Light My Fire - A Classic Rock Salute To The Doors released by Purple Pyramid Records today, June 24th!

A star-studded syndicate of rock virtuosos have gathered together to pay tribute to one of the best loved and most influential bands of all-time, The Doors, on a new CD release titled Light My Fire - A Classic Rock Salute To The Doors to be released by Purple Pyramid Records on June 24th!

Today we kick off a special spotlight series highlighting the spectacular entertainment set to be presented this coming Monday, June 16, at Joe's Pub, THE LORD & THE MASTER: BROADWAYWORLD.COM SINGS THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER & STEPHEN SONDHEIM with a tribute to JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.

Today we continue the 2014 edition of our annual BroadwayWorld feature series spotlighting the very best Tony Awards-related moments of all time with a special focus on a rock opera like no other, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.

Today, in honor of Holy Week, we shine a special spotlight on one of the most revered and rockin' musicals ever written, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.

Die "Rock Meets Classic"-Tour wird 2014 erneut fur ein unvergessliches Konzerterlebnis auf hochstem Niveau sorgen. Bereits zum funften Mal verknupft das einzigartige Crossover-Projekt in einem dreistundigen Liveprogramm weltbekannte Rock-Hits mit gefuhlvoller Klassik, dargeboten von internationalen Rocksangern. Rock meets Classic hat sich mittlerweile durch seine großartige Qualitat als hochwertige Marke in den Kopfen der immer großer werdenden Fangemeinde etabliert. Nach den vier letzten Hallentourneen mit internationalen Top-Stars wie Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Steve Lukather (Toto) oder Lou Gramm (Foreigner) wartet die Tournee zum Jubilaum mit einem Lineup auf, das alles bisher Dagewesene nochmals toppt und eine einzigartige Weltpremiere in petto hat: Weltstar ALICE COOPER konnte nicht nur als Headliner gewonnen werden, sondern er wird mit einem klassischen Orchester live zu erleben sein - zum ersten Mal in seiner uber 40-jahrigen, beispiellosen Karriere!

In an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show, Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed he is planning to take his arena production of Jesus Christ Superstar to the US and Australia following its UK tour. Watch his appearance on the show below!

Tomorrow night, Saturday 8th September, Andrew Lloyd Webber will sit down for a very candid chat with Jonathan Ross on Jonathan's ITV1 show. In addition, Tim Minchin, Melanie C and Ben Forster give the PREMIERE performance from the new arena production of JCS. The trio, along with backing singing from the show's Soul Girls, perform an edited version of Everything's Alright. The show will air on ITV1 from 9.55pm

Celebrating 40 years since it first opened in London's West End, the Jesus Christ Superstar arena tour, which kicks off in London on 21 September before visiting Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham, Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool, Nottingham, and Sheffield, added another date due to popular ticket demand.

The Really Useful Group and AEG Live today announced that the first ever UK arena tour of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary rock classic Jesus Christ Superstar has added an extra performance due to popular demand. The show will now play an additional matinee at London's O2 Arena on September 22.

With all the kerfuffle about the Superstar search and the forthcoming arena tour, the news about the digitally remastered reissue of the original Jesus Christ Superstar concept album has been a little lost.